"The Red Man Has Great Heroes, Too" - Warrior Nation2024-03-28T13:39:01Zhttps://warriornation.ning.com/forum/topics/the-red-man-had-great-heroes-too?groupUrl=stories-and-legends&commentId=6193495%3AComment%3A654380&groupId=6193495%3AGroup%3A435551&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAn entrepreneur and a cattle…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2021-11-04:6193495:Comment:6568402021-11-04T02:26:26.342ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9765449901?profile=original" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9765449901?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> An entrepreneur and a cattle rancher, Montford T. Johnson was born in November 1843 along the Blue River north of Tishomingo in present Johnston County, Oklahoma, the former Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. He was the son of Charles B. Johnson, an Englishman, and Rebekah Courtney, a Chickasaw. Raised by his maternal grandmother's family after his mother's…</center>
<center><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9765449901?profile=original" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9765449901?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> An entrepreneur and a cattle rancher, Montford T. Johnson was born in November 1843 along the Blue River north of Tishomingo in present Johnston County, Oklahoma, the former Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. He was the son of Charles B. Johnson, an Englishman, and Rebekah Courtney, a Chickasaw. Raised by his maternal grandmother's family after his mother's death and his father's desertion, Johnson suffered from chronic illness throughout much of his life. Nevertheless, he built a ranching empire in present central Oklahoma and played a positive role in the growth of the Chickasaw Nation.<p>Johnson was a contemporary and a friend of Jesse Chisholm, the legendary scout and trader, who convinced him to establish cattle ranches on the unruly western edge of the Chickasaw Nation. In 1868 Johnson created his first ranch, located about two miles northeast of present Washington in McClain County, and hired a Chickasaw freedman, Jack Brown, to run and share in the operation. This was the first of many business ventures manned by nonwhites that flourished under Johnson's leadership.</p>
<p>Over the next twenty-five years Johnson expanded his operations, enlisting the support of the Campbell and Bond families, who were related through marriage. Those ranches ranged from Johnsonville, north of present Byars, Oklahoma, west to present Newcastle, and continuing west and north to present Chickasha and Tuttle. Silver City, where Johnson ran a trading store, was north of Tuttle and had the Chisholm Trail as its main street. For a number of years Johnson also maintained a ranch outside of the Chickasaw Nation at Council Grove, in present western Oklahoma City. Johnson was running cattle as far west as present Hydro, Oklahoma, in the late 1880s. As Johnson's children came of age, in particular his oldest son, Edward Bryant "E. B.," they played active roles in the family enterprises. E. B., who was college educated, and a partner, Joe Lindsay, bought out Montford Johnson's interest in the Silver City store in the early 1880s. E. B. later took over all of the family business operations.</p>
<p>After Johnson's first wife, Mary Elizabeth Campbell, died in 1880, he married Addie Campbell and moved northeast of present Minco, Oklahoma, and he lived there until his death on February 17, 1896. He left twelve children from the two marriages. E. B. Johnson consolidated their property into three ranches after the Dawes Commission allotments. He also expanded the family's cattle operations into the Texas Panhandle. The Johnson businesses continued to thrive until the 1980s when they were dissolved into individual holdings.</p>
</center> Oren Lyons Faithkeeper and A…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2021-08-25:6193495:Comment:6543802021-08-25T22:24:49.682ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Oren Lyons<br></br> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9476861873?profile=original" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9476861873?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> Faithkeeper and Activist<p>Oren Lyons is a traditional Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, and a member of the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (the Haudenosaunee). He has traveled all over the world advocating for environmental justice and treaty recognitions neglected by the U.S. government. As a…</p>
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<center>Oren Lyons<br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9476861873?profile=original" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9476861873?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> Faithkeeper and Activist<p>Oren Lyons is a traditional Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, and a member of the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (the Haudenosaunee). He has traveled all over the world advocating for environmental justice and treaty recognitions neglected by the U.S. government. As a member of the Red Power Movement he was involved in events such as “The Trail of Broken Treaties,” a protest that challenged the Bureau of Indian Affairs on not providing funding or governmental guidance to the Six Nations. Lyons is a true leader of the resistance.</p>
</center> Sean Sherman Founder and CEO…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2021-08-25:6193495:Comment:6543792021-08-25T22:06:10.306ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Sean Sherman<br></br> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9476744685?profile=original" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9476744685?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> Founder and CEO of The Sioux Chef, Sean marries his passion for cooking with his rich heritage by raising awareness of indigenous food systems. As the winner of the 2018 James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook, Sean uses his platform as a way to create opportunities for education around Native foods and culinary techniques. As a member of…</center>
<center>Sean Sherman<br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9476744685?profile=original" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9476744685?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> Founder and CEO of The Sioux Chef, Sean marries his passion for cooking with his rich heritage by raising awareness of indigenous food systems. As the winner of the 2018 James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook, Sean uses his platform as a way to create opportunities for education around Native foods and culinary techniques. As a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, the work Sean does is deep-rooted in a sense of pride and connection to his people.</center> Joseph Medicine Crow Accordi…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2021-07-14:6193495:Comment:6535872021-07-14T19:11:06.749ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Joseph Medicine Crow<br></br> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9248614101?profile=original" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9248614101?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> According to Crow tradition, a man must fulfill certain requirements to become chief of the tribe: command a war party successfully, enter an enemy camp at night and steal a horse, wrestle a weapon away from his enemy and touch the first enemy fallen, without killing him.<p>Joe Medicine Crow was the last person to meet that code, though…</p>
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<center>Joseph Medicine Crow<br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9248614101?profile=original" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9248614101?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> According to Crow tradition, a man must fulfill certain requirements to become chief of the tribe: command a war party successfully, enter an enemy camp at night and steal a horse, wrestle a weapon away from his enemy and touch the first enemy fallen, without killing him.<p>Joe Medicine Crow was the last person to meet that code, though far from the windswept plains where his ancestors conceived it. During World War II, when he was a scout for the 103rd Infantry in Europe, he strode into battle wearing war paint beneath his uniform and a yellow eagle feather inside his helmet. So armed, he led a mission through German lines to procure ammunition. He helped capture a German village and disarmed — but didn’t kill — an enemy soldier. And, in the minutes before a planned attack, he set off a stampede of 50 horses from a Nazi stable, singing a traditional Crow honor song as he rode away.</p>
<p>“I never got a scratch,” he recalled to the Billings Gazette decades later.</p>
<p>Medicine Crow died at age 102, according to the Gazette. He was the Crow’s last war chief, the sole surviving link to a long military tradition. But he was also an activist, an author, a Medal of Freedom recipient and a vital chronicler of the history of his tribe.</p>
</center> Mark Charles Mark R. Charles…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2020-02-01:6193495:Comment:6088592020-02-01T04:29:16.135ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Mark Charles<br></br> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3842506331?profile=original" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3842506331?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> Mark R. Charles is a Native American activist, public speaker, consultant on Native American issues, journalist, blogger, pastor, and computer programmer. He is an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 election. Charles, the son of a Navajo father and a Dutch-American mother, grew up in Gallup, New Mexico. He is a…</center>
<center>Mark Charles<br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3842506331?profile=original" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3842506331?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/> Mark R. Charles is a Native American activist, public speaker, consultant on Native American issues, journalist, blogger, pastor, and computer programmer. He is an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 election. Charles, the son of a Navajo father and a Dutch-American mother, grew up in Gallup, New Mexico. He is a graduate of UCLA.</center> Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbe…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2018-09-01:6193495:Comment:5835352018-09-01T03:15:26.533ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell<br></br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961944?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961944?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> <br></br> The only American Indian in Congress, Republican senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell is also a Northern Cheyenne chief. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado in 1987 and served in the U.S. Senate from 1992–2004. Campbell was a leader in policy dealing with natural resources and public lands and initiated…</center>
<center>Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell<br/> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961944?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961944?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="721"/></a><br/> The only American Indian in Congress, Republican senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell is also a Northern Cheyenne chief. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado in 1987 and served in the U.S. Senate from 1992–2004. Campbell was a leader in policy dealing with natural resources and public lands and initiated legislation to found the National Museum of the American Indian within the Smithsonian Institution. He declined running for a third term in the Senate, citing health and personal reasons. A three-time U.S. judo champion, Campbell was captain of the U.S. Olympic judo team in 1964. He is also a rancher, horse trainer, and jewelry designer.</center> Notah Begay III Notah Begay I…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2018-09-01:6193495:Comment:5836102018-09-01T03:01:46.678ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Notah Begay III<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961682?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961682?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <br></br> Notah Begay III, the only full-blooded Native American to have played on the PGA TOUR, was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Notah secured a scholarship to Stanford University where he earned a degree in Economics in addition to earning All- American Honors three times and leading the golf team to a National Championship in 1994.<p>In…</p>
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<center>Notah Begay III<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961682?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961682?profile=original" class="align-full" width="640"/></a><br/> Notah Begay III, the only full-blooded Native American to have played on the PGA TOUR, was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Notah secured a scholarship to Stanford University where he earned a degree in Economics in addition to earning All- American Honors three times and leading the golf team to a National Championship in 1994.<p>In addition to winning 4 PGA TOUR tournaments, Mr. Begay became only the third player in the history of professional golf to shoot 59 in a professional event and partnered with good friend Tiger Woods in the 2000 President’s Cup.</p>
<p>When Mr. Begay is not on the golf course, he dedicates his time to positively impacting the Native American community. In 2005, Notah launched The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation. The Foundation works to battle obesity and diabetes in the Native American youth. In addition, Mr. Begay owns a golf course development firm and works exclusively with Native communities to develop world-class golf properties.</p>
<p>Mr. Begay was named one of Golf Magazine’s Innovators of the Year in 2009 for his philanthropic work through the NB3 Foundation and has also been named one of the Top 100 Sports Educators in the world by the Institute for International Sport. In 2012, he received the Charlie Bartlett Award from the Golf Writers Association of America for his contributions to philanthropy and his community through the NB3 Foundation. In August 2012, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation honored Mr. Begay and the NB3 Foundation with the Steve Patterson Award for excellence in Sports Philanthropy. He has recently become a golf commentator for NBC Sports and Golf Channel. Mr. Begay is also Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KivaSun Foods.</p>
</center> Cory Witherill Native America…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2018-09-01:6193495:Comment:5834752018-09-01T02:55:25.307ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Cory Witherill<br></br> Native American, Navajo Nation<br></br> Race Car Driver<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961731?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961731?profile=original" width="639"></img></a> <br></br> Hailing from the Navajo tribe, Cory Witherill became the first full-blooded Native American to race in the Indy 500, driving for Indy Regency Racing (placing 19 out of 33) in 2001. The following year, he went to the Infiniti Pro Series driving for Hemelgarn Johnson Motorsports, and won the…</center>
<center>Cory Witherill<br/> Native American, Navajo Nation<br/> Race Car Driver<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961731?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506961731?profile=original" class="align-full" width="639"/></a><br/>
Hailing from the Navajo tribe, Cory Witherill became the first full-blooded Native American to race in the Indy 500, driving for Indy Regency Racing (placing 19 out of 33) in 2001. The following year, he went to the Infiniti Pro Series driving for Hemelgarn Johnson Motorsports, and won the Nashville Indy Pro race in 2002.<p>Cory's professional career, in the Indy Racing League, Infiniti Pro Series, Indy lights and Arca Series, spanned from 1997 to 2004. He is now known for his public service and charity work within the Native American community.</p>
</center> Dirk Whitebreast Dirk Whiteb…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2018-02-13:6193495:Comment:5561372018-02-13T14:03:20.564ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Dirk Whitebreast<br></br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506929092?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506929092?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> <br></br> Dirk Whitebreast, a member of the Sac & Fox of the Mississippi (Meskwaki Nation). In 2003, following the tragic suicide of his sister Darcy Jo Keahna, Dirk decided to take control of his life and become a healthier, stronger leader or his family, tribe and all of Indian Country. Dirk is an avid runner and in 2011 he ran 10 marathons in 30…</center>
<center>Dirk Whitebreast<br/> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506929092?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506929092?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="721"/></a><br/> Dirk Whitebreast, a member of the Sac & Fox of the Mississippi (Meskwaki Nation). In 2003, following the tragic suicide of his sister Darcy Jo Keahna, Dirk decided to take control of his life and become a healthier, stronger leader or his family, tribe and all of Indian Country. Dirk is an avid runner and in 2011 he ran 10 marathons in 30 days. He took the challenge of running 262 miles to both honor his sister and promote the Center for Native American Youth's mission to bring awareness to Native youth suicide.</center> Charles Norman Shay Charles…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2017-11-10:6193495:Comment:5452882017-11-10T02:06:33.970ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Charles Norman Shay<br></br> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506905277?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506905277?profile=original" width="600"></img></a> <br></br> Charles Norman Shay (born June 27, 1924) is a Penobscot tribal elder, writer, and decorated veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. Along with a Bronze Star and Silver Star, Shay was also awarded the Legion d’Honneur, making him the first Indian in Maine with the distinction of French chavalier. He was instrumental in the…</center>
<center>Charles Norman Shay<br/> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506905277?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2506905277?profile=original" class="align-full" width="600"/></a><br/> Charles Norman Shay (born June 27, 1924) is a Penobscot tribal elder, writer, and decorated veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. Along with a Bronze Star and Silver Star, Shay was also awarded the Legion d’Honneur, making him the first Indian in Maine with the distinction of French chavalier. He was instrumental in the re-publishing of a book by his own grandfather, Joseph Nicolar: The Life and Traditions of the Red Man, originally published in 1893. He has recently written an autobiography, Project Omaha Beach: The Life and Military Service of a Penobscot Indian Elder that details his time abroad in the military. Shay is also a direct descendant of Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin.</center>